WSR 98-08-036
PERMANENT RULES
DEPARTMENT OF
SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
(Economic Services Administration)
[Filed March 24, 1998, 3:15 p.m.]
Date of Adoption: March 24, 1998
Purpose: The rule imposes a twelve month residency requirement on certain legal immigrants who enter the United States after August 21, 1996, and apply for benefits under the state family assistance program
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 74.08.090
Other Authority: RCW 74.08A.100
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 97-21-106 on October 20. 1997
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 1, amended 0, repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.
Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
March 24, 1998
Edith M. Rice, Chief
Office of Legal Affairs
SHS-2331:2
NEW SECTION
WAC 388-220-0050 Special residency requirement for aliens. An alien who physically enters the United States after August 21, 1996, and is otherwise eligible, may receive state family assistance only after an adult caretaker relative or legal guardian in the assistance unit has resided in Washington state for twelve consecutive months. This requirement:
(1) Applies to an alien only once during his or her lifetime; and
(2) Does not apply to a North American Indian born in Canada to whom the provisions of section 289 of the Immigration and Nationality Act apply.
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